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Saturday, November 9, 2013 THE NEW MEXICAN
APS superintendent suspended for 3 days
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks has been suspended three days without pay over comments he posted online. ALBUQUERQUE — The nation’s highAPS Board president Marty Esquivel est court is being asked to overturn a New announced the suspension at a news conMexico ruling that an Albuquerque busiference Friday. ness owned by gay marriage opponents The school board met to discuss violated a state anti-discrimination law in whether or not to take action against refusing to photograph a same-sex couple’s Brooks for tweets about New Mexico Educommitment ceremony. cation Secretary Hanna Skandera. In two An appeal was filed Friday with the tweets, he compared Skandera to livestock. U.S. Supreme Court by a law firm repreBrooks apologized for his tweets on senting Elane Photography. The court is Wednesday, saying he “meant no offense.” expected to decide in late fall or over the His suspension will begin on Monday. winter whether to hear the case. Chief Operating Officer Brad Winter will The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled fill the role for three days. in August the business’s refusal in 2006 to photograph the ceremony involving two women violated the state’s Human Rights Act. Lawyers for the business say the ruling violates the business owners’ free speech ALAMOGORDO — The Alamogordo rights by compelling them to “express school district has decided to allow the messages that conflict with their religious fantasy novel Neverwhere to be used once beliefs.” again in high school English classes. The district superintendent’s office made the announcement Friday after a review of the book’s content. The book was removed from use about two weeks ago after a parent pointed out a ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico passage that described a sexual encounter Tourism Secretary Monique Jacobson and used a curse word. The book is about says tourism is at an all-time high in New an Englishman who is drawn into an alterMexico. nate reality of London’s abandoned subJacobson told the Tourism of Associaway system and sewer tunnels. tion of New Mexico on Thursday that School officials say the review found domestic visits, spending and hospitality the book to be educationally suitable, baljobs have all hit record levels. anced and age-appropriate for high school In 2012, Jacobson says there were 32 mil- students. lion domestic overnight and day visitors to English teacher Pam Thorp told the the state. That’s up 2.6 percent over 2011. Alamogordo Daily News last month that Day trips were up 4.8 percent to 17.5 miltaking the book out of the students’ hands lion. Average per person spend was up amounted to censorship. 12.9 percent for day visits and 4.9 percent for overnight. Direct tourism spend increased to a record $5.9 billion, up from $5.5 billion in 2011. Additionally she says, tourism employment passed pre-recession levels in June DALLAS — The Dallas museum chroniof this year. Leisure and hospitality jobs cling the life and death of President John increased 5.5 percent jobs over last sumF. Kennedy has added several items visible mer to 4,767, marking 12 consecutive quar- in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Jack Ruby shooting Kennedy assassin Lee ters of job growth.
Business appeals court ruling in gay bias case
Alamogordo allows use of fantasy novel
Secretary says state tourism at all-time high
Apache war leader Nana defied the U.S. Cavalry and remained ‘unreconstructed’ until his death. U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT PHOTO/COURTESY MARC SIMMONS
Spanish colonists struggled to deal with Apache tribes
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Sixth Floor Museum adds historic items
n colonial days, the Gran At the heart of the policy was Apachería, or Apache a plan to divide and conquer. As Homeland, stretched from alliances were made with other the Gulf of Mexico westward to tribes, one of the terms imposed the head of the Gulf of Califorwas that they must join with nia. Through this vast territory the Spaniards in a common war ranged sub-tribes like the Lipan, with the Apaches. And when Kiowa-Apache, Mescalero, individual Apache bans sued for Gila, Chiricahua and Western peace, it was to be granted only Apache. All were hostile to the on condition that they take up Spaniards. arms against fellow tribal memIndeed, as the advancing bers still hostile. Spanish frontier reached the Another plank in the new Apaches’ range, it was abruptly policy resulted in suspension of halted. White settlement within the old law against selling liquor Angela Ortiz Flores LISW Apachería proved precarious, to Apaches. Now, Individual/Family therapist or in many cases their taste for spirits 2074 Galisteo St., Ste. B-5, impossible. was to be encouraged Santa Fe, NM 87505 The fierce raids as a way of promotby these Indians ing native goodwill exacted a huge toll Angela Ortiz LISW BarryFlores Kentopp toward Spaniards and in lives and property 2074 Galisteo St., Ste. B-5, www.visalusofnm.bodybyvi.com luring them into a from colonists who Santa Fe,470-3811 NM 87505 (505) state of dependence. settled on the fringes A new law to allow of Apache country, or sale of firearms to who traveled through Marc Brian McPartlon Roofing Apaches had the it with the pack Simmons 39 Bisbee Ct, #7 Santa Fe, NM, 87508 same aim. If forced ttoreplace your trains. (505) 982-6256 www.mcpartlonroofing.com/ Trail Dust rely upon the SpanLike most nomad iards for ammunition hunting and warrior and gun repairs, it appeared FURNITURE societies, the Apaches did not they’d be more apt to keep the think in terms of tribal owner1735 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544 ship of land. Nor when fighting peace. Hope existed too that the www.cbfox.com • (505) 662-2864 other Indians or Europeans was Indians would gradually lose skill with their deadly bows and their motive, strictly speaking, arrows. “to defend their homeland.” And finally, there was a plan Apache bands constantly 100 S Federal Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87501 shifted their range, looking to create “peace settlements” centurynetbank.com • (505) 995-1200 for new hunting grounds and for the Apaches whenever they bumping weaker peoples out of could be persuaded to give Cos Bar their way. Sometimes they got up their warring ways. This bumped themselves. 128 W. Water St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 foreshadowed the reservation That happened to the Lipan system later adopted by Ameriwww.cosbar.com • (505) 984-2676 Apaches in the 18th century. cans. They roamed the buffalo plains One of these settlements David Richard Gallery of west Texas and eastern New was placed at Sabinal on the Mexico until the Comanches 544 S. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Rio Grande between Belen and stormed in from the west with www.DavidRichardGallery.com • (505) 983-9555 Socorro. In 1792 the Spanish the aim of taking that rich coun- governor at Santa Fe had neightry away from them. boring settlers there clear land What followed was a bloody Eden Medi Spa for planting and dig irrigation inter-tribal war of exterminaditches. 405 Kiva Court, Santa Fe, NM 87505 tion. Lipan society was shatThen Mescalero and Warm edenmedispa.com • (505) 988-3772 tered and the few survivors fled Springs Apaches were located into northern Mexico, leaving Authentic on the site and for several years Spanish Cuisine their Comanche enemies in received subsidies, in hopes possession of the buffalo herds. 213 Washington Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501 they could be transformed The Lipan today are extinct. www.elmeson-santafe.com • (505) 983-6756 into peaceful farmers. But the Both the Spanish governSabinal experiment eventument and army were baffled as ally broke up and the Indians Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to how they should deal with raiding Apaches, at least during returned to the wild. For them, 217 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 the pull of the old way of life the first two centuries of the www.okeeffemuseum.org • (505) 946-1000 was simply too strong. colonial era. Huge sums were Spain’s 1786 police here and spent in futile military camthere did have some marginal paigns against the tribe, while The Golden Eye success, providing a bit of welthe despair of the terrorized 115 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501 come relief from Apache pressettlers grew. www.goldeneyesantafe.com • (505) 984-0040 sure, but the basic problem had An American army officer still not been resolved at Mexiin the New Mexico TerriIndian Arts and Culture can independence in 1821. tory would later describe the 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Apache hostilities actually Apache warrior as “the greatest increased under the Republic of guerrilla fighter the world has indianartsandculture.org • (505)-476-1250 Mexico. And raids by remnant ever seen.” That helps explain why the Spaniards were unable bands in the Sierra Madres conInternational Folk Art to solve the “Apache problem” tinued as late as the 1930s. Museum on the battlefield. 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 That led Gen. Jacobo Ugarte, Now in semi-retirement, author internationalfolkart.org • (505) 476-1200 Marc Simmons wrote a weekly supreme military commander history column for more than of Mexico’s northern frontier, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY SANTA FE 35 years. The New Mexican is to adopt a new Indian policy 130 Lincoln Ave., Ste. K, Santa Fe, NM 87501 publishing reprints from among in 1786. It comprised a series www.kwsantafenm.com/ • (505) 983-5151 the more than 1,800 columns he of novel strategies designed to bring about Apache pacification. produced during his career.
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Harvey Oswald. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza announced Friday the additions as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s Nov. 22, 1963, assassination. New items include the tan suit worn by police Detective Jim Leavelle and the handcuffs that linked him to Oswald during the attempted jail transfer. Also added were Ruby’s gray fedora and the Nikon camera Dallas Times Herald photographer Bob Jackson used to make the photo. The museum’s permanent exhibit is on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository, where investigators say Oswald set up his sniper’s nest.
NBC wins space race, will televise flight NEW YORK — NBC has won the television space race. The network announced Friday it has signed a deal with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to televise the company’s first commercial space flight. Branson and his two adult children, Holly and Sam, will be the first private passengers to travel into space next year through his company. The launch will be part of a three-hour special Today show. NBC’s Peacock Productions unit also will offer programming leading up to the flight across the company’s other outlets, including CNBC, MSNBC, SyFy and The Weather Channel. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo will leave from the company’s terminal in New Mexico.
Former Belen police detective indicted ALBUQUERQUE — A former Belen police detective could face 10 years in prison if convicted of a federal civil rights charge alleging he assaulted a handcuffed suspect. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says John Lytle was indicted by a federal grand jury in Albuquerque in connection with the March 15, 2012 incident. Defense attorney John D’Amato did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. The case was investigated by the FBI. The Associated Press
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